May 13 - 16, 2008
Gaylord Palms
Orlando, Florida USA

Extrusion Equipment

161 EE

Thursday, May 15 - 4:15pm

Profile Aging Systems: Traditional, Semi-Continuous, Continuous—Differences,  Advantages, Costs

M. Spizzo -- OMS, Artegna (UD), Italy

The paper takes in care a crucial part of the extrusion cycle, the aging process. This part of the line takes a great deal of resources, space, care, and additional accessories that extruders always have to deal with. Description, relations, differences, and advantages, not forgetting costs and ROI, are viewed through the available systems on the market. The innovations and implementations that will change this process in the near future are presented.